The last week or so I've been working moving the steering yoke and pulleys so I have room to put in the cockpit drain system. You don't just
move a steering system down. Everything is on an angle. When you move the yoke down the rudder post you not only move it down but you move it forwad as well. This in turn moves the port and starboard pulleys down closer to the hull, but the final pulley, which goes up to the steering wheel sprocket must remain in the same place. Also, the port return cable must clear the yoke. (don't worry, once I get the drain system installed and the steering back in I'll take pictures. Remember a picture is worth 1000 words. I think sometimes more.
So, a couple months ago I made the thru-hull fiberglass cone which the drains will exit through. Yesterday I cut the hole in the hull and today I fitted and glassed the cone in place.
The picture is of the two old cockpit drain holes. One is completely glassed over over whille the other became the overboard discharge thru-hull which bilges and all tanks will pump through. There will be only 3 holes in the boat below the water line. Seawater in for both the engine and saltwater usage, overboard discharge. Both these have Groco BV series ball valves. Hole #3 is the
totally, very heavily glassed cockpit drain piping.
